Hong Kong hosted the inaugural Belt and Road Summit on 18 May 2016 to explore business opportunities presented to the world by the Belt and Road Initiative. The high-level event attracted more than 2,400 participants, including investors, project owners and services professionals. FSDC was a supporting organisation of the summit and Mrs Laura Cha, Chairman of FSDC chaired the first panel on “Investment in Belt and Road Countries: Policymakers’ Perspective”. Panel speakers included HE Eng Sultan Saeed AlMansoori, Minister of Economy, the United Arab Emirates; HE Ong Ka Chuan, Second Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia; Franky Sibarani, Chairman, Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board; and the Hon Gregory So, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, HKSAR. The panelists shared their views on how governments can develop their own policies and work with other countries to facilitate cooperation.
